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. 2017 Dec 22;72(2):228–235. doi: 10.1038/s41430-017-0044-3

Table 4.

Changes in the sales-weighted average content of key nutrients between dates t 0 and t 1 in Potato Chips

Potato chips Weigthed average at t 0 Weigthed average at t 1 Variation of the weighted average t 1/t 0 Reformulation New products and product withdrawals Consumers switching
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 Scenario 2
Total fats 34.7 34.5 34.6 −0.4% −0.4% 0.2% 0.1% −0.3% −0.4% −0.3% −0.1%
SFA 8.4 3.5 4.4 −58.5% −47.4% −52.1% −31.4% −22.4% −17.7% 16.0% 1.8%
Sodium 0.7 0.6 0.6 −12.6% −10.2% −11.1% −6.7% −4.2% −3.4% 2.7% −0.1%

(a) Sales-weighted mean nutrient content at t 0 (g/100 g)

(b) Sales-weighted mean nutrient content at t 1 (g/100 g)

(c) Total change in the sales-weighted mean nutrient content between t 0 and t 1 (%)

(d) Contribution of reformulation of existing food products to changes in the sales-weighted mean nutrient content (%)

(e) Contribution of product renewal (launching/removal of products) to changes in the sales-weighted mean nutrient content (%)

(f) Contribution of consumers switching between existing products to changes in the sales-weighted mean nutrient content (%)

(c)=(d)+(e)+(f)